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Minor injuries units (MIUs) are common across the country and are staffed by specially trained and highly experienced emergency nurses and technicians who can treat a wide range of injuries that would otherwise have to be seen in hospital A&E departments.
You don’t need an appointment to use a minor injuries unit.
At a minor injuries unit an experienced nurse will diagnose and treat:
- Bites and stings
- Cuts and grazes
- Limb injuries
- Minor burns/scalds
- Minor eye injuries
- Minor head injuries
- Removal of foreign bodies from the ears or nose
- Removal of splinters
- Sprains and strains
- Sudden neck pain
- Suspected fractures/broken bones
There are three minor injuries units in Hertfordshire:
- Cheshunt Community Hospital
King Arthur Court
Cheshunt
EN8 8XN
Open: 8am to 8pm, every day
X-rays available: 9am to 6pm weekdays and 11am to 2pm weekends and bank holidays
www.cheshuntmiu.nhs.uk
Can see adults and children aged one and over.
- St Albans City Hospital
Waverley Road
St Albans
AL3 5PN
Open 9am – 8pm, every day
X-rays available 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday
Phone: 01727 897182 or 01727 897694
Can see adults and children aged two and over.
- Herts and Essex Hospital
Haymeads Lane
Bishop’s Stortford
CM23 5JH
Open Monday to Friday 9am – last registration 4.30pm
Closed weekends and bank holidays
Phone: 01279 655191 ext 4298
Can see adults and children aged two and over.
Will I see a doctor?
No, there are no doctors at the Minor Injuries Unit. The service at a minor injuries unit is provided by nurses who have extended skills and experience in dealing with accidents and emergencies. If the nurse who assesses you considers that you need to see a doctor, you will be referred to the most appropriate service
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